Who's hot: They're all hot, at least all of the hitters. But did you notice that Brandon Inge hit his 10th home run of the season on Sunday? That means Inge, the Tigers' ninth-place hitter, has as many home runs this year as Travis Hafner, who bats third for Cleveland. It also means the Tigers already have three players with double-digit home runs, with Craig Monroe (nine) and Carlos Guillen and Curtis Granderson (eight apiece) not far behind.

Who's not: Jason Grilli pitched well last weekend in Cleveland. He got five big outs one day, and four the next. Then he pitched four scoreless innings on Tuesday in Texas. But with a bad day Sunday against the Mets, when Grilli retired none of the four batters he faced, he's once again the Tiger pitcher in most danger of losing his job.

Play of the week: Was that a squeeze play the Tigers used to score their sixth run Sunday? Yes, it certainly was. Worked perfectly, too. Gary Sheffield broke at the right time, Omar Infante got the bunt down, and Sheffield scored easily. Nice, wasn't it? "The squeeze? I hate that play,'' manager Jim Leyland said. "I held my breath for a half hour after I put it on. I hate it.'' Imagine if it hadn't worked.

Matchup of the week: Starting Friday in Philadelphia, the Tigers play nine consecutive games without the designated hitter. That means Gary Sheffield in the outfield (not a bad thing), but it also means Tiger pitchers carrying bats (not so good). The pitchers took batting practice Saturday, and here's the report from Justin Verlander on who can hit: "Besides myself? (Chad) Durbin, and that's it. I know Mike (Maroth) is going to be mad at me for saying that.'' Maroth is a career .250 hitter (4-for-16). Neither Verlander (0-for-1) nor Durbin (0-for-2) has a big-league hit. And what about young Andrew Miller, who will come to the plate for the first time Saturday night against Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer? "Not very good,'' Miller said. "That could be very interesting. I wasn't very good in high school.''

Analysis: Nearly every contending team in baseball needs bullpen help. The prices for the available pitchers figure to be sky high. You can be sure the Tigers are looking and talking, but you can also be sure that they're going to try to find help from their own system before they give up top prospects for a middle reliever.